It’sWhatIDo:APhotographer’sLifeofLovean
- 作者
- 出版社 PenguinUS
- 出版时间 2015年2月 第1版
- ISBN 9781594205378
- 定价 221.60
内容简介
"Abrutallyrealandunrelentinglyrawmemoir."--Kirkus(starredreview)WarphotographerLynseyAddario’smemoirIt’sWhatIDoisthestoryofhowtherelentlesspursuitoftruth，invirtuallyeverymajortheaterofwarinthetwenty-firstcentury，hasshapedherlife.Whatshedoes，withclarity，beauty，andcandor，istodocument，oftenintheirmostextrememoments，thecomplexlivesofothers.It’sherwork，butit’smuchmorethanthat：it’shersingularcalling.LynseyAddariowasjustfindingherwayasayoungphotographerwhenSeptember11changedtheworld.OneofthefewphotojournalistswithexperienceinAfghanistan，shegetsthecalltoreturnandcovertheAmericaninvasion.Shemakesadecisionshewouldoftenfindherselfmaking—nottostayhome，nottoleadaquietorpredictablelife，buttosetoutacrosstheworld，facethechaosofcrisis，andmakeanameforherself.Addariofindsawaytotravelwithapurpose.ShephotographstheAfghanpeoplebeforeandaftertheTalibanreign，theciviliancasualtiesandmisunderstoodinsurgentsoftheIraqWar，aswellastheburnedvillagesandcountlessdeadinDarfur.SheexposesacultureofviolenceagainstwomenintheCongoandtellstherivetingstoryofherheadline-makingkidnappingbypro-QaddafiforcesintheLibyancivilwar.Addariotakesbraveryforgrantedbutsheisnotfearless.Sheusesherfearanditcreatesempathy;itisthatfeeling，thatempathy，thatisessentialtoherwork.WeseethisclearlyondisplayassheinterviewsrapevictimsintheCongo，orphotographsafallensoldierwithwhomshehadbeenembeddedinIraq，ordocumentsthetragiclivesofstarvingSomalichildren.Lynseytakesusthereandwebegintounderstandhowgettingtothehardtruthtrumpsfear.Asawomanphotojournalistdeterminedtobetakenasseriouslyashermalepeers，Addariofightsherwayintoaboys’clubofaprofession.Ratherthanchoosebetweenherpersonallifeandhercareer，Addariolearnstostrikeanecessarybalance.Inthemanwhowillbecomeherhusband，shefindsatlastareallovetocomplementherwork，nottakeawayfromit，andasanewmother，shegainsanallthemoreintenselypersonalunderstandingofthefragilityoflife.Watchinguprisingsunfoldandpeoplefighttothedeathfortheirfreedom，Addariounderstandssheisdocumentingnotonlynewsbutalsothefateofsociety.It’sWhatIDoismorethanjustasnapshotoflifeonthefrontlines;itiswitnesstothehumancostofwar.
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